Open Wheel Power Rankings – The Latest

The Wheatley Chronicles – Volume VI, No. 6

Lonnie Wheatley, TULSA, Okla. (April 25, 2018) – The likes of Schatz, Thomas, Jr., Smith, Davis, Jr., and Robinson are those at the head of their respective classes in the latest edition of the Open Wheel Power Rankings going into the final weekend of April 2018 racing action.

Donny Schatz leads the way in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings, Kevin Thomas, Jr., holds the lead in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings, Mark Smith has the edge in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings, Charles Davis, Jr., tops the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings and Ryan Robinson is atop the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings.

STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings

Vying for the top spot in STIDA Winged 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings for a sixth consecutive year, Donny Schatz is out to the early lead once again on the strength of six early-season wins in a rain-plagued season.

Schatz holds the top position by 63 points over Sheldon Haudenschild, who has racked up four overall wins. An active Posse schedule has elevated Greg Hodnett to third on the strength of a leading 19 top-tens with Brad Sweet and All Star shoe Chad Kemenah rounding out the top five.

Others among the early top ten include David Gravel, Danny Dietrich, Jason Johnson, Shane Stewart and Lucas Wolfe.

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The current top 40 in STIDA Winged 410 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

1

Donny Schatz

Fargo, ND

6

281

2

Sheldon Haudenschild

Wooster, OH

4

218

3

Greg Hodnett

Thomasville, PA

0

197

4

Brad Sweet

Grass Valley, CA

0

187

5

Chad Kemenah

Elida, OH

1

164

6

David Gravel

Watertown, CT

0

154

7

Danny Dietrich

Gettysburg, PA

3

145

8

Jason Johnson

Eunice, LA

0

137

9

Shane Stewart

Bixby, OK

0

132

10

Lucas Wolfe

Mechanicsburg, PA

1

123

11

Daryn Pittman

Owasso, OK

2

122

12

Tim Shaffer

Aliquippa, PA

2

121

13

Brian Montieth

Phoenixville, PA

2

120

14

Paul McMahan

Elk Grove, CA

0

119

15

Freddie Rahmer

Salfordville, PA

1

109

16

Parker Price-Miller

Kokomo, IN

0

108

17

Kerry Madsen

St. Marys, NSW

0

100

18

Brock Zearfoss

Jonestown, PA

2

95

19

Joey Saldana

Brownsburg, IN

0

93

20

Lance Dewease

Fayetteville, PA

3

92

21

Aaron Reutzel

Clute, TX

1

89

22

Cory Eliason

Santa Cruz, CA

1

87

23

Anthony Macri

Dillsburg, PA

0

82

24

Carson Macedo

Lemoore, CA

0

72

25

Mark Smith

Sunbury, PA

1

69

26

Dave Blaney

Cortland, OH

1

69

27

Cory Haas

York, PA

1

68

28

Alan Krimes

Denver, PA

0

66

29

Dominic Scelzi

Fresno, CA

0

65

30

Ian Madsen

Sydney, NSW

0

58

31

Rico Abreu

St. Helena, CA

0

57

32

Kyle Hirst

Loomis, CA

1

50

33

Lee Jacobs

Dalton, OH

0

50

34

Logan Schuchart

Hanover, PA

0

50

35

Jac Haudenschild

Wooster, OH

1

49

36

Kyle Moody

Lewisberry, PA

0

49

37

Chad Trout

Dover, PA

1

48

38

Tony Stewart

Columbus, IN

0

48

39

Brian Brown

Grain Valley, MO

0

48

40

Shane Golobic

Fremont, CA

1

47

Features Completed: 46

Number of Different Winners: 33

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 150

Momentum Racing Suspension Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings

Emerging from a Florida logjam that had a trio of drivers in contention for the early lead, Kevin Thomas, Jr., used a No Way Out 40 victory this past weekend to jump out to a ten-point advantage in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Sprint Car Power Rankings.

Thomas, Jr., is just ten markers ahead of Chris Windom with Tyler Courtney another 30 points back in third. Dave Darland picked up a Lincoln Park win to move to fourth while Damion Gardner has topped two of three USAC/CRA cards to round out the early top five.

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The current top 20 in Momentum Racing Suspensions Non-Wing 410 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

1

Kevin Thomas, Jr.

Cullman, AL

1

109

2

Chris Windom

Canton, IL

1

99

3

Tyler Courtney

Indianapolis, IN

2

69

4

Dave Darland

Lincoln, IN

1

57

5

Damion Gardner

Concord, CA

2

53

6

Chad Boespflug

Hanford, CA

0

52

7

Brady Bacon

Broken Arrow, OK

0

47

8-tie

Kyle Cummins

Princeton, IN

1

46

8-tie

Justin Grant

Ione, CA

1

46

10

C.J. Leary

Greenfield, IN

0

45

11

Brody Roa

Buena Park, CA

0

45

12

Jake Swanson

Anaheim, CA

0

43

13

Robert Ballou

Rocklin, CA

0

40

14

Chase Stockon

Sullivan, IN

1

33

15

Isaac Chapple

Willow Branch, IN

0

30

16

Jarett Andretti

Mooresville, NC

0

26

17

Kody Swanson

Kingsburg, CA

0

24

18

Shane Cottle

Kokomo, IN

1

23

19

R.J. Johnson

Phoenix, AZ

0

22

20

Austin Ligget

Tracy, CA

1

20

Features Completed: 15

Number of Different Winners: 13

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 71

Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings

The battle for the top spot in the Rod End Supply Winged 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings is a tight one as usual with central PA rep Mark Smith atop the charts early on.

A strong Florida showing to open the season with a USCS sweep at Ocala among his three victories has Smith leading the way by just three points over Oklahoma City native Wayne Johnson. Cali is represented in third by three-time winner Andy Forsberg with Washington native Seth Bergman and Hall of Famer Sammy Swindell among the early top five.

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The current top 40 in Rod End Supply Winged 360 Power Rankings…

Rank

Name

Hometown

Wins

Points

1

Mark Smith

Sunbury, PA

3

153

2

Wayne Johnson

Oklahoma City, OK

2

150

3

Andy Forsberg

N. Auburn Hills, CA

3

138

4

Seth Bergman

Snohomish, WA

2

127

5

Sammy Swindell

Germantown, TN

0

121

6

Jordon Mallett

Greenbrier, AR

1

110

7

Justin Sanders

Prunedale, CA

3

101

8

Sam Hafertepe, Jr.

Sunnyvale, TX

1

98

9

Terry Gray

Bartlett, TN

1

96

10

Blake Hahn

Sapulpa, OK

1

93

11

A.J. Maddox

Tampa, FL

1

92

12

Danny Smith

Chillicothe, OH

1

90

13

Tony Stewart

Columbus, IN

1

81

14

Shane Golobic

Fremont, CA

0

81

15

Morgan Turpen

Cordova, TN

0

73

16

Tyler Clem

Tampa, FL

2

69

17

Terry McCarl

Altoona, IA

1

67

18

Matt Covington

Glenpool, OK

0

67

19

Thomas Kennedy

Winnipeg, MAN

1

65

20

Johnny Herrera

Albuquerque, NM

0

64

21

Jeff Halligan

Ephrata, PA

2

57

22

Danny Martin, Jr.

Sarasota, FL

0

57

23

Hayden Campbell

Montverde, FL

4

56

24

Tanner Thorson

Minden, NV

0

56

25

Tim Shaffer

Aliquippa, PA

0

54

26

Buddy Kofoid

Penngrove, CA

0

51

27

Tim Crawley

Benton, AR

2

50

28

Willie Croft

Sacramento. CA

0

49

29

Colton Hardy

Phoenix, AZ

3

47

30

Dominic Scelzi

Fresno, CA

1

47

31

Kyle Hirst

Loomis, CA

0

47

32

Garen Linder

Central Point, OR

1

45

33

Bud Kaeding

Campbell, CA

2

44

34

Travis Rilat

Forney, TX

0

44

35

Dylan Westbrook

Scotland, ONT

0

43

36

Dale Howard

Byhalia, MS

1

42

37

Brandon Hanks

Burlison, TN

0

42

38

Chase Dietz

York, PA

1

40

39

Jamie Ball

Knoxville, IA

1

38

40

Giovanni Scelzi

Fresno, CA

0

37

Features Completed: 68

Number of Different Winners: 54

Number of Drivers to Earn Points: 280

Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Power Rankings

Looking to unseat R.J. Johnson from the top run of the Beaver Stripes Non-Wing 360 Sprint Car Power Rankings, “Chargin’” Charles Davis, Jr., is out to the early lead with a pair of USAC Southwest wins to his credit.

Davis, Jr., is 29 points ahead of Johnson in the early going with Tye Mihocko, Brody Roa and Jake Swanson also among the early top five.

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There’s a KKM flavor in the early going of the www.midgetmadness.com Midget Power Rankings with Keith Kunz Motorsports reps occupying the top four positions.

While denied victory lane thus far, Ryan Robinson leads the way in top-fives (seven) and top-tens (nine) to hold a 15 point advantage over Logan Seavey for the early number one ranking. Christopher Bell sits third on the strength of four wins in four starts with Tucker Klaasmeyer up to fourth after last weekend’s POWRi sweep. An Ocala sweeper in February, Kevin Thomas, Jr., rounds out the early top five.

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A part of the recurring “The Wheatley Chronicles” series of articles on www.sprintcarmania.com, the Open Wheel Power Rankings are determined by cumulative points based on a sliding scale dependent upon car count at Sprint Car and Midget events across all sanctions and non-sanctions throughout North America.

The Wheatley Chronicles brings insight and highlights from all variety of racing series throughout the nation in 2018 and beyond along with the Open Wheel Power Rankings on a regular basis. Please send any comments, questions or advertising inquiries regarding The Wheatley Chronicles at www.sprintcarmania.com to Lonnie Wheatley at lonniewheatley@gmail.com.